Massachusetts Law School Conosortium
Careers in Government and Public Interest Law
October 15th and 16th at Boston College Law School
The following employers will be interviewing at Boston College Law School on
Thursday, October 15th and/or Friday, October 16th as part of the Massachusetts Law
School Consortium’s Government and Public Interest Law program. You must bid and
submit all required materials online through Symplicity on the indicated due date for
these organizations.
NOTE: You must use the MA Consortium Symplicity site:
https://law-massconsortia-csm.symplicity.com/students.
On Campus Interviews, October 2009
Bronx County District Attorney's Office (Bronx, NY)
198 East 161st Street
Bronx, New York 10451
Maria T. Rivero
Administrative Assistant District Attorney
riverom@bronxda.nyc.gov
(718) 590-2258
Years: 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring for full-time, post-graduate position. Starting salary is
$53,500. This position deals with criminal investigation, prosecution, and appeals.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15 & 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: transcript and writing sample along with resume
Committee for Public Counsel Services (Boston, MA)
44 Bromfield St., Ste. 201
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-4909
Krista Lohr
klohr@publiccounsel.net
617-988-8309
Years: 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring for post-graduate, staff attorney position.
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter along with resume
Connecticut Department of Public Health (Hartford, CT)
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
http://www.ct.gov/dph
Diane Buzzetti
Paralegal
diane.buzzetti@ct.gov
(860) 509-7977
Years: 2LD/3LE
Position Description: Hiring for spring and summer, unpaid positions. Students should
have an interest in medical/legal issues, litigation, government, and/or administrative
law.
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: writing sample along with resume
Disability Law Center (Boston, MA)
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108
www.dlc-ma.org
Hillary Dunn
Staff Attorney
hdunn@dlc-ma.org
(617) 723-8455
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring for summer, unpaid positions. The Disability Law Center is
the Protection and Advocacy agency for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. DLC is a
private, non-profit organization mandated by the Federal government to provide legal
assistance to Massachusetts residents with disabilities. DLC's mission is to promote the
fundamental rights of all people with disabilities so that they may participate fully and
equally in the social and economic life of Massachusetts. Participating students will
work on active DLC cases. this work will include performing legal research, writing
legal memoranda, participation in client meetings, and otherwise participating in
substantive legal work.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15
Materials Requested: cover letter,transcript, references and writing sample along with
resume
DNA - People's Legal Services, Inc. (Window Rock, AZ)
P.O. Box 306
Window Rock, Arizona 86515
Sylvia J. Struss
Director of Administration
sylvias@dnalegalservices.org
(928) 774-0653 x4803
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Looking for 2 full time post-graduates, with a starting salary of
$32,500, and 8 unpaid summer positions.
DNA is one of the largest Indian legal service organization in the country. We serve
clients who live in poverty, with the civil legal needs, such as consumer law, domestic
violence, guardianships and other family law, landlord/tenant, employment and public
benefits cases. Summer law clerk positions are unpaid. Applicants must be able to live
in remote areas, with no Starbucks in sight, and must enjoy outdoor activities, such as
hiking in canyons, running, cycling, climbing and camping.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15 & 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter,and short writing sample along with resume
Executive Office of Public Safety, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(Boston, MA)
One Ashburton Place, Room 2133
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Catherine Bailey
Assistant General Counsel
catherine.bailey@state.ma.us
617-727-7775
Years: 2LD/3LE
Position Description: Hiring 1 to 3 summer interns. The position is unpaid. Intern's
duties include assisting the legal, legislative, and fiscal staff on various research
projects, reviewing and drafting of legislation and regulations, assisting with advising
boards and commissions under the purview of EOPSS and other legal legislative work.
The position offers excellent exposure to public safety issues and experience working in
the executive branch of state government.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15 & 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter along with resume
Federal Election Commission (Washington, DC)
999 E Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20463
http://fec.gov
Nora Wheatley-Mejia
Legal Assistant
nwheatley-mejia@fec.gov
(202)694-1340
Years: 2LD/3LE
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter,transcript and writing sample along with resume
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (Cambridge MA)
23 Everett Street, First Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/hlab
Jennifer Sansom
Executive Director
hlabrecruitment@gmail.com
(617) 495-2687
Years: 2LD/3LE
Position Description: This is an unpaid summer position.
Practicing under the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial court rule 3:03, students provide
free legal services in civil matters, including housing, family, government, benefits, and
wage to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers to economic
opportunity.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15, 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter and transcript along with resume
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts (Worcester,
MA)
405 Main St., Ste. 4, Fl. 4
Worcester, Massachusetts 01608
http://www.laccm.org
Sarah Loy
Executive Assistant
sloy@laccm.org
508-752-3718
Years: 2LD/3LE
Position Description: Hiring for 8 summer, work-study positions.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15 & 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter along with resume
Legal Services Alabama (Montgomery, AL)
355 N Oates St., Ste. 1
Dothan, Alabama 36303-4571
James Fry
jfry@alsp.org
866-456-6353
Years: 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring 2 full time, post-graduates. Salary is $40,000. Legal
Services Alabama is a statewide non-profit law firm, funded largely by Legal Services.
Our organization is dedicated to providing access to justice and quality legal assistance
to educate and empower Alabama's low income community.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15 & 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: writing sample and references along with resume
Legal Services NYC (New York, NY)
350 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10013
www.legalservicesnyc.org0
Edwina Martin
emartin@lsny.org
(646) 442-3586
Years: 2LD/ 3LE, 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring for summer 2010 which is unpaid, and permanent positions
with a starting salary of $50,000.
Legal Services NYC is made up of passionate attorneys and staff who provide their
clients with a comprehensive approach to solving their legal problems and getting them
back on their feet. We provide high quality help on cases involving housing, family,
domestic violence, public benefits, income tax, employment, education, consumer rights,
and economic development. Our work helps thousands obtain benefits they are entitled
to and preserves families and homes.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15
Materials Requested: cover letter along with resume
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (Boston, MA)
One Ashburton Place, 18th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
http://www.mass.gov/ago
Jean Mejia@state.ma.us
Regional Counsel for New England
Miniard.Culpepper@hud.gov
617-963-2035
Years: 3LD/4LE
Position Description: The Attorney General’s Office Fellowship Program offers entry-
level attorneys the unique opportunity to engage in the practice of law and policy in the
largest public sector legal office in the Commonwealth. Fellowship participants will
receive training and supervision in particular practice areas to enhance proficiency and
to develop skills while in the program. Selected fellows will be assigned a particular
bureau and will complete three bureau rotations over the course of the fellowship. The
Fellowship Program begins in September, 2010. All individuals invited to participate
must commit to a two-year term and must take the bar exam in Massachusetts no later
than July 2010. For those interested in continuing their employment, the Office
anticipates transitioning successful fellows into staff positions at the end of the two-year
period. Additional information on the Fellowship Program is available on our website at
www.mass.gov/ago.
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter(no more than 500 words explaining your commitment
to working public interest law, and furthering the goals of the Attorney General’s
Office.), unofficial transcript, and the names numbers and addresses of three references,
Fellowship application available for download at www.mass.gov/ago, and resume.
Middlesex District Attorney’s Office (Woburn, MA)
15 Commonwealth Avenue
Woburn, MA 01801
www.middlesexda.com
Patricia Gould
Patricia.Gould@state.ma.us
781-897-8320
Years: 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Middlesex County is the largest county in MA and one of the
largest in the country. It is comprised of 54 cities and towns and has an approximate
population of 1.4 million residents. Middlesex consists of an eclectic set of communities
ranging from urban centers such as Lowell and Cambridge to suburban and rural
communities such as Framingham, Concord, and Towensend. As a result, our office
handles a unique and diverse set of law enforcement and legal challenges and cases.
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: resume
New Hampshire Legal Assistance (Concord, NH)
117 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301
http://www.manhattanda.org
Dan Koslofsky
Intern Coordinator
internships@nhla.org
(603) 431-7411
Years: 2LD/3LE
Position Description: Hiring 6 unpaid summer interns. New Hampshire Legal
Assistance is a statewide legal services provider.
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter and references along with resume
New Hampshire Public Defender (Concord, NH)
10 Ferry Street, Suite 202
Concord, NH 03301
www.nhpd.org
Ann-Marie Curry
Recruitment Coordinator
acurry@nhpd.org
(603) 224-1236
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring for 20 summer and 5 post-graduate positions .
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter and transcript along with resume
New York County District Attorney's Office (New York, NY)
One Hogan Place
New York, New York 10013
http://www.manhattanda.org
Robin R. Edwards
Administrator of Legal Hiring
edwardsr@dany.nyc.gov
(212) 335-9361
Years: 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring 40-50 Post Graduates at a starting salary of $57,000.
Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in public service, community service,
criminal prosecution, appellate work, or trial advocacy. Prefer law journal, moot court,
or mock trial experience; GPA of 3.0 or better. US citizenship and NYS residency is a
prerequisite for permanent employment.
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter and transcript along with resume
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (New York, NY)
151 W. 30th Street, 11th floor
New York, New York 10001
http://www.nylpi.org
Amy Lalich
Executive Assistant
internship@nylpi.org
212-244-4664
Years: 2LD/3LE
Position Description:
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter, references and writing sample along with resume
Office of the Public Defender (Providence, RI)
160 Pine Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
http://www.ripd.org
Michael A. DiLauro
Assistant Public Defender // Director of Training & Legislative
madpd@cox.net
(401) 222-3492
Years: 2LD/3LE
Position Description: Hiring 8-10 summer positions.
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter, transcript, references and writing sample along with
resume
Rhode Island Department of Attorney General (Providence, RI)
150 South Main Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Aida P. Crosson
Director of Personnel
acrosson@riag.state.ri.us
401-274-4400 x2416
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring for summer Internship program.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15
RI State Government Intern Program (Providence, RI)
Room 8AA
State House
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
Robert W. Gemma
Executive Director
rgemma@rilin.state.ri.us
401-222-6782
Years: 2LD/3LE
Position Description: Hiring for Summer position. All Law Students are placed within
state, federal, and local legal offices and agencies.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15
Materials Requested: cover letter along with resume
Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley (Boston, MA)
1 Bulfinch Place
Boston, MA
http://www.mass.gov/dasuffolk/index.html
Christina Miller
Chief, District Courts and Community Prosecutions
Christina.Miller@state.ma.us
617-619-4000
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Position Description: As the voice of the District Attorney Daniel Conley, Assistant
District Attorneys must be ready to advocate in a clear, concise, and logical manner,
both orally and in writing. ADAs assume responsibility for representing the
Commonwealth by, developing facts with an eye towards seeking all relevant
information, and recommending and advocating a course of action that is in the interests
of justice. ADAs must foster professional decorum and a respectful working environment
with colleagues, court personnel, and citizens. Summer positions are unpaid, but full
time positions are paid a salary of $37,500.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15
Materials Requested: cover letter,transcript, references and writing sample along with
resume
The Bronx Defenders (Bronx, NY)
860 Court Lanot Avenue
Bronx, NY 10451
http://www.bronxdefenders.org
Seann Riley
Deputy Director
SeannR@Bronxdefenders.org
718-836-7888
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring for 10 unpaid, summer positions, and 4 post graduate
positions, with starting salary of $50,000. The Bronx Defenders provides comprehensive
legal and social services to 12,000 poor families trapped in the criminal justice and child
welfare systems in the Bronx each year.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15
Materials Requested: cover letterand transcript along with resume
U.S. Air Force JAG (Hanscom AFB, MA)
35 Hamilton Street
Building 1436
Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts 01731
http://www.jagusaf.hq.af.mil
Shawntell Mullins
Recruiting Officer
shawntell.mullins@hanscom.af.mil
781-377-4077
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Position Description: We are looking to fill 50 summer positions, and 100-120 post-
graduate positions. You must be a U.S. citizen and under the age of 35 to apply.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15 & 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: resume
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (Arlington, VA)
U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, Contract Appeals Division
901 North Stuart Street
Arlington, Virginia 22203
Stephanie Cooper
Field Screening Officer
stephanie.rose.cooper@us.army.mil
703-588-6020
Years: 3LD/4LE
Interview Date: 2009-10-15 & 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: resume
U.S. Attorney's Office, Civil Division (Boston, MA)
1 Courthouse Way
Suite 9200
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Sonya Rao
Assistant U.S. Attorney
sonya.rao@usdoj.gov
617-748-3261
Years: 2LD/3LE
Interview Date: 2009-10-15
U.S. Court of Appeals (New York, NY)
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
www.ca2.uscourts.gov
John Perrie
Executive Coordinator
John_Perrie@ca2.uscourts.gov
212-857-8531
Years: 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring for 10 post-graduate jobs. Principal tasks include
analyzing and researching legal issues and drafting bench memoranda for all pro se and
counseled substantive motions heard by panels of three judges as well as for all appeals
in which at least one party is proceeding pro se. The appeals raise issues in such areas
as habeus corpus, civil procedure, constitutional law, employment discrimination, social
security, criminal law, sentencing guidelines, immigration, and commercial law.
Interview Date: 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: Cover letter, transcript, references and resume.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Boston, MA)
10 Causeway Street
Room 310
Boston, Massachusetts 02222
http://www.hud.gov
Miniard Culpepper
Regional Counsel for New England
Miniard.Culpepper@hud.gov
617-994-8250
Years: 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Hiring for full-time, post graduate position. For more information
see their website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/ogc/legalsinglefinal2008.pdf.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15
Materials Requested: see website at
http://www.hud.gov/offices/ogc/legalsinglefinal2008.pdf
U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section
(Newton, MA)
One Gateway Center
Suite 616
Newton, Massachusetts 02458
Addie Fiske
Trial Attorney
addie.fiske@usdoj.gov
617-450-0444
Years: 2LD/3LE
Position Description: Hiring one student for Boston and 2 or 3 students for Washington,
DC. Unpaid position. Enforce federal environmental laws through civil action.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15
Materials Requested: transcript along with resume
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England Region 1 (Boston,
MA)
One Congress Street, Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02114
Barbara Barrett
Administrative Assistant
Barrett.barbara@epa.gov
617-918-1700
Years: 2LD/3LE
Position Description: Hiring for 10 summer positions.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15
Materials Requested: writing sample along with resume
U.S. Navy JAG Corps (Newport, RI)
Navy Justice School
360 Elliot Street
Newport, Rhode Island 02841
http://www.jag.navy.mil
Michael O'Regan
Instructor/Recruiting Officer
mike.oregan@navy.mil
401-841-3800 x117
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Position Description: Serve as an officer in the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s
Corps and practice law in various areas including: criminal litigation, operational law,
international law, administrative law and legal assistance.
Interview Date: 2009-10-15 & 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: resume
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the General Counsel
(Rockville, MD)
11545 Rockville Pike
Mail Stop: T-3 F23
Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738
Mickey Tenaglia
Chief Program Support Branch
mickey.tenaglia@nrc.gov
301-415-7390
Years: 3LD/4LE
Interview Date: 2009-10-15 & 2009-10-16
Materials Requested: cover letter, transcript, references and writing sample along with
resume
RESUME COLLECTIONS
AIDS Legal Referral Panel (San Francisco, CA)
www.alrp.org
1663 Mission Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-701-1200 ext. 308
Contact: Bill Hirsch
Email: bill@Alrp.org
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, and writing sample requested along with resume.
Deadline: December 2009
Comments: Hiring for summer 2010. If funding is available, pay is $14.00 an hour as an
intern or, if during the year as an extern, for course credit.
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (Tuscaloosa, AL)
http://www.adap.net
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205-348-4928
Contact: James Tucker
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, transcript and writing sample requested along with
resume.
Deadline: 10/23/09
Comments: Hiring for summer 2010, $320/week. ADAP is Alabama’s federally funded
legal advocacy organization on behalf of persons with disabilities.
Alliance for Children’s Rights (Los Angeles, CA)
www.kids-alliance.org
3333 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-368-6010
Contact: Diego Cortugena
Email: d.cortugena@kids-alliance.org
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter along with resume.
Deadline: 1/15/10
Comments: Hiring for summer Internship/Externship position.
American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office (Washington DC)
www.aclu.org
915 15th Street, 6th Floor, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-544-1681
Contact: Eugenia Bigelow
Email: gbigelow@dcaclu.org
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter and transcript along with resume.
Deadline: 10/1/09
Comments: Legal legislative internships at the ACLU Washington Legislative Office
provide students with an opportunity for active work, and lobbying support in a specific
civil liberties area.
American Gateways (Austin, TX)
www.americangateways.org
314 East Highland Mall Blvd., Suite 501
Austin, TX 78752
512-478-0546 ext. 213
Contact: Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch
Email: kateLG@americanGateways.org
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, transcript, references, and writing sample, along with
resume.
Deadline: January 2010
Comments: Hiring for summer 2010. Specializing in asylum, visa, and family based
immigration.
Cambridge Consumers’ Council (Cambridge, MA)
www.cambridgema.gov/consumer
831 Massachusetts Avenue, First Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-349-6150
Contact: Laura Nichols
Email: lnichols@cambridgema.gov
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Resume.
Deadline: 4/2/10
Comments: Hiring for summer Investigator/Mediator position. This position is designed
to investigate and mediate consumer complaints for the cities of Cambridge and
Somerville. The Investigator/Mediator will be expected to respond to inquiries and
provide appropriate resources and referral agencies. He/She should become familiar
with the Massachusetts’ Consumer Protection Act (M.G.L. Chapter 93 a) however, no
prior knowledge is required, but is desirable. Finally, the Investigator/Mediator will
assist the Complaint Manager in researching current consumer issues. Grant funded,
$15.00/hour.
Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles (Monterey Park, CA)
www.clcla.org
901 Corporate Center Dr. Suite 10
Monterey Park, CA 91754
323-980-1700
Contact: Princess V.F. Ramey
Email: rameyp@clcla.org
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter and transcript along with resume.
Deadline: 12/6/09
Comments: Hiring for 2010 summer Law Clerk position. Students are assigned to work
with one or two attorneys who carry a caseload of approximately 150 cases each. The
law clerk will assist the attorney with trial preparation, witness interviews, research and
preparation of motions, custody orders, guardianship papers, subpoenas and restraining
orders.
Colorado Public Defender (Denver, CO)
http://pdweb.coloradodefenders.us
1290 Broadway, Suite 900
Denver, CO 80203
305-438-2507
Contact: Brian Connors
Email: brian.connors@coloradodefenders.us
Years: 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter and references along with resume.
Deadline: 10/31/09
Comments: Hiring for entry level attorneys to handle misd & traffic cases in county court
or juvenile delinquency cases. The Colorado Public Defender is dedicated to securing
the finest legal representation for the indigent criminally accused. Salary:
$4083.00/month.
Farmworker Legal Services of Michigan (Bangor, MI)
www.FarmworkerLaw.org
P.O. Box 219 (34276 52nd Street)
Bangor, MI 49013
269-427-1622
Contact: Daniel Inquilla
Email: fls-michigan@umich.edu
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter and references along with resume. Please describe
Spanish proficiency in cover letter.
Deadline: 10/5/09
Comments: Hiring for 4 summer positions. Salary is $2,000 per month. Farmworker
Legal Services of Michigan (FLS) is a nonprofit, public-interest legal aid office that
provides free civil legal services to indigent migrant and seasonal farmworkers
throughout the state of Michigan. Interns will do client outreach at labor camps, work
with clients on cases, and support attorneys with advocacy projects.
Home Base (San Francisco, CA)
http://homebaseccc.org
870 Market Street #1228
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-788-7961 ext. 300
Contact: Jadie Wasiko
Email: jadie@homebaseccc.org
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter along with resume.
Deadline: April 2010
Comments: Hiring for summer position. Home Base is a non-profit law firm advancing
solutions to homelessness.
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc, (Miami, FL)
www.LSGMI.org
3000 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 500
Miami, FL 33137
305-438-2507
Contact: Lizel Gonzalez
Email: Lgonzalez@LSGMI.org
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter along with resume.
Deadline: 10/15/09
Comments: Hiring for attorney position.
Louisiana Capital Assistance Center (New Orleans, LA)
www.thejusticecenter.org
636 Baronne Street
New Orleans, LA 70113
504-558-9867
Contact: Christine Lehman
Email: christinel@the justicecenter.org
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, and writing sample along with resume.
Deadline: 2/1/10
Comments: Legal intern at trial level, anti-death penalty office doing casework in LA, as
well as MI and TX.
Nassau County District Attorney’s Office (Mineola, NY)
Nassauda.org
262 Old Country Road
Mineola, NY 11501
516-571-3558
Contact: Albert J. Teichman
Years: 3LD/ 4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, transcript, references, and statement of interest
required along with resume.
Deadline: 11/30/09
Comments: Hiring for Assistant District Attorney, post graduate position, salary
$50,000.
Office of the Public Defender (Baltimore, MD)
www.opd.state.md.us
6 St. Paul Street, Suite 1400
Baltimore, MD 21229
410-767-8467
Contact: Diane Lach
Email: Dlach@opd.state.md.us
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, OPD website application, along with resume.
Deadline: N/A
Comments: Hiring for volunteer Law Clerk Position.
State Elections Enforcement Comission (Hartford, CT)
www.ct.gov/seec
20 Trinity Street
Hartford, CT 06106
315-798-5870
Contact: Lisa M. Zaccagnino
Email: lisa.zaccagnino@ct.gov
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/ 4LE
Materials Requested: A writing sample is required along with resume.
Deadline: Rolling Admission
Comments: The State Elections Enforcement Commission is actively seeking qualified
law clerks, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students to participate in our
internship program. This program is designed to allow students to work with staff to
design a field practicum level program that will not only meet individual needs, but
provide an opportunity to enhance academic, professional, and career development skills
while achieving our program and project goals.
Interns will have the opportunity to complete numerous projects, including, but
not limited to: conducting research of current and proposed legislation. assist in
preparing the department's legislative package; preparing press releases; monitoring
media about the Program; and assisting in the development of our legal research
database. Proper supervision and personalized intern projects provide opportunities for
individual interns to gain in-depth knowledge and training in areas that they find
personally interesting.
United States Attorney’s Office (Rochester, NY)
620 Federal Building
Rochester, NY 14614
585-263-6760
Contact: Jennifer Noto
Email:
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, transcript, references, and volunteer statement along
with resume.
Deadline: 12/31/09
Comments: Hiring for summer position. Studednts will do legal research, and assist in
brief writing, and trial preparation in both criminal and civil cases.
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Brennan Center for Justice (New York City, NY)
www.brennancenter.org
161 Avenue of the Americas, 12th floor
New York, NY 10013
212-998-6730
Contact: Erica Weinstein
Email: brennancenterjobs@nyu.edu
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, transcript, references, and writing sample along with
resume.
Deadline: 2/15/10
Comments: Hiring for summer position.
Colorado Legal Services (Denver, CO)
www.ColoradoLegalServices.org
1905 Sherman Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-9320
Contact: Gail Lorenz, Annette Moffatt
Email: glorenz@colegalserv.org, amoffa#@colegalserv.org
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter,references and website application along with resume.
Deadline: 2/26/10
Comments: Hiring for summer position. Outside funding is ideal.
Community Legal Services, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
www.clsphila.org
1424 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
305-438-2507
215-981-3700
Contact: Carol Horne Penn, Esq.
Email: cpenn@clsphila.org
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter(describe language skills in cover letter) and transcript
along with resume.
Deadline: December 2009
Comments: Work as a summer law student. This entails doing legal research at the
direction of the lawyer in various cases. The position will also entail writing documents
including memos of law and other legal documents. In addition, there will be client
contact, both over the phone and in person and contact with opposing parties, usually
government agencies. All tasks will be done in a professional manner consistent with the
rules of professional responsibility for lawyers and legal workers.
Disability Law Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Disabilitylawcenter.org
205 North 400 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84103
801-363-1347
Contact: Kerry L. Chlarson
Email: kchlarson@disabilitylawcenter.org
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter and references along with resume.
Deadline: 3/1/10
Comments: Law clerk assits in investigating and problem solving a wide varitey of
disability related issues. Salary $11.00/hour.
Disability Rights Oregon (Portland, OR)
www.disabilityrightsoregon.org
620 SW Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
Portland, OR 97204
503-243-2081
Contact: Kathy Wilde
Email: kwilde@disabilityrightsoregon.org
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, 5 page writing sample, along with resume.
Deadline: 3/1/10
Comments: DRO represents and protects the rights of people with disabilities. It is a
non-profit public interest law firm. Summer clerks provide direct representation to
clients under attorney supervision, research projects as needed, systemic and/or
litigation support on larger issues.
Juvenile Law Center (Philadelphia, PA)
www.jlc.org/about/internships
1315 Walnut Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-625-0551
Contact: Riya S. Shah
Email: rshah@jlc.org
Years: 1LD/2LE, 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, 10 page writing sample, and list of references, along
with resume.
Deadline: Rolling admission
Comments: Hiring for 3-4 unpaid summer positions.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (San Francisco,
CA)
www.lccr.com
131 Stewart Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-543-9444
Contact: Kendra Fox-Davis
Email: kfoxdavis@lccr.com
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, three references, and writing sample along with
resume.
Deadline: Rolling Admission
Comments: Hiring for summer position. LCCR advocates for the legal rights of people
of color, the poor, immigrants, and refugees through impact litigation, policy advocacy,
and direct services.
National Housing Law Project (Oakland, CA)
www.nhlp.org
614 Grand Avenue, Suite 320
Oakland, CA 94610
510-251-9400
Contact: James Grow
Email: jgrow@nhlp.org
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, transcript, references, and writing sample along with
resume.
Deadline: 1/11/10
Comments: The National Housing Law Prject, Oakland, seeks students for internships
and field placements. Recent significant student work projects have included researching
the impact of proposed housing legislation and regulations; drafting amendments to
federal housing legislation; summarizing briefs in prepartation for oral arguments;
providing research assistance in drafting pleadings and motions; drafting portions of
advocacy guides used by housing advocates across the country; and researching and
writing articles for NHLP’s monthly Housing Law Bulletin.
National Women’s Law Center (Washington DC)
www.nwlc.org
11 Dupont Circle NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202-588-5180
Contact: Julie Kemerer
Email: humanresources@nwlc.org
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, and transcript along with resume.
Deadline: 9/1/09
Comments: Hiring for fall and summer legal internships in all of our program areas.
These are un-paid unless funding is from an outside source.
Office of the Federal Public Defender Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville, TN)
810 Broadway, Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203
615-736-5047
Contact: Paul Bottei
Email: paul_bottei@fd.org
Years: 2LD/3LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, writing sample, and transcript along with resume.
Deadline: 3/1/10
Comments: We represent indigent defendants charged with federal criminal offenses, and
death row inmates seeking federal habeus corpus relief.
Oneida County Public Defender, Criminal Division (Utica, NY)
www.ocgov.net
250 Boehlert Center at Union Station
321 Main Street Utica, NY 13501
315-798-5870
Contact: Frank J. Nebush Jr.
Email: pubdef@ocgov.net
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/ 4LE
Materials Requested: A Certificate of Good Standing, three references, and a writing
sample are required along with resume. Applications can be downloaded from the
website.
Deadline: Continuous recruitment
Comments: Hiring for Assistant Public Defender, Criminal Division. Salary- 36P-
$43,895
San Diego County Office of the Public Defender, Spring (San Diego, CA)
233 A Street, Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92101
619-338-4814
Contact: Michael A. Owens
Email: Michael.Owens@sdcounty.ca.gov
Years: December and January grads
Materials Requested: Cover letter and transcript along with resume.
Deadline: 11/20/2010
Comments: Hiring for summer position. This is a three month program beginning in
early March and running through May. This year the tentative dates are from Mar. 9-
Aug.14, 2010. The program is designed to give students exposure to the work
environment of a Public Defenders’ office, including courtroom appearances and legal
research. It is required that all Post-Bar Volunteers be certified by the California State
Bar. Post Bar Volunteers are either assigned to work in the Central Misdemeanor Unit,
or to work with a seasoned felony attorney. Those assigned to the CMU can expect to
handle casesfrom arraignment through jury trial under the supervision of a trial
attorney. Those assigned to work with a felony attorney can expect to participate in
litigation of serious felony cases, such as homicides and death penalty matters.
Competition for these positions is intense and we expect that the Post-Bar volunteer give
a commitment of 40 hours a week. These positions are not paid. Please submit all
paperwork by November 20th, 2009.
San Diego County Office of the Public Defender, Summer (San Diego, CA)
233 A Street, Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92101
619-338-4814
Contact: Michael A. Owens
Email: Michael.Owens@sdcounty.ca.gov
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter and transcript along with resume.
Deadline: 3/5/2010
Comments: Hiring for summer position. This is a three month program beginning in
early June and running through August. This year the tentative dates are from May 25-
Aug. 20, 2010. The program is designed to give students exposure to the work
environment of a Public Defenders’ office, including courtroom appearances and legal
research. It is recommended but not required that all summer interns be certified by CA
State Bar. Students may be certified by the bar if they have taken Evidence and Civilo
Procedure classes. Law students who expect successful completion of their first year of
law school by early June can also apply. All summer interns are expected to work up to
40 hours a week. A summer intern must be able to work at least one day a week in
Felony Arraignment Court from 1:00-5:00pm. Interns will also be assigned to work
directly with attorneys. Some interns with more experience and are able to work between
24 and 40 hours a week will be assigned to work Central Misdemeanor Unit. These are
not paid positions.
Tennessee Office of Post-Conviction Defender (Nashville, TN)
P.O. Box 198068
Nashville, TN 37219-8068
615-741-9331
Contact: Lynn York
Email: yorkl@tnpcdo.net
Years: 2LD/3LE, 3LD/4LE
Materials Requested: Cover letter, transcript, references, and writing sample along with
resume.
Deadline: Year Round
Comments: Hiring for summer position. The office represents death-sentenced, (capital
case) indigent inmates in state past-conviction proceedings statewide.